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Plain Talk For Young Neu.

Yes, stand up right before rs,
while We talk to you like a Dutch
uncle. Aud what are we going to
say? Just this: Save something,
young man! Don'tspend all you get
and run in debt. Don't blow in
your money on cigars, beer, good
clothes, or, it may be, a fast girl.
Don't run or incline to that sor Of
business. 1t is demoralizing, Gan
gerous, deadly. There is nothing
that gives a MAJ more e%nnobling
thoughts -bnlgcs out his chest SO
broadly-ills him with such an
inspiring sense of manlines, as to
own something. Try it, and see
what a noble pleasure it is to own
a piece OF land. 1t may be only a
few acres. Perhaps an humble vii
Iage plot, CIR a mere pretentious city
lot, but to ewn ito have as all
your own, that which you have paid
for, a piece of Gods good round
earth. is to acquire a feeling Of
security and independence which is
the most delicious and profitable
experience in the world. 10 step
out uron-to plant your poor feet
~seuarely on some piece ofland, some
little portion of earth aud feel that
it is all your own-that you alone
possess it, that it has been won by
your own endeavors, by toll and
struggle, through patient working;
to know that the grass that greens
it, this spot of earth, you own-the
violet that blooms above its verdnre,
the vines that ornament it are yours
to possess and ENJOY, gladdening the
eye, delighting the senses; that the
glad sun will beautify it and the
rains Of heaven moisten it into
Frightening beauty, all this brings
a sense Of pleasure and feeling of
contentment that can he realized
from no other method Of enjoyment.
1t IS freedom, independence, joy!
Then to this exquisite and ennobling
sense Of possession may be added
the delight Of a home, and under
meath heaven, there is no Joy SO pure,
SO %clevating as a we'll ordered home!
Beneath the shade Of your own vine
and fig tree, clesping your little
ones to your heart, with wife in low
ing communion, the glories and
peaceofthe homeof Gods only above
this heaven on earth! Yes, young
man! Own a piece Of land! No
one, however small his pay, little his
savings, but can in due course of
time have a home Of his own-a piece
of the good, wide earth, all his own!
Boys, work for it! Young man, get it
and the State and the nation vii! be
the gamer, and humanity the better
off, for the true noblencss of citizen.
ship is centered in him who has
earned a home, for that home leads
to the observance Of law, and respect
for constituted authority inculcates
moral and Christian duties and
these to love for your fellowmen
and to the fear of God! Young man,
get a piece Of land.-Ex.
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NOTICE.
Land Office at New Orleans, La.
NJ,r,L 90 1907

NaFCN ~ 1857.
Notice is hereby given the following
named settler has filed notice of his intcI-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said ppoof will be made
before the Judge or in his absence the
Clerk Of the District Court. at Abbeville,
La, on Monday. May 16, 1887, viz -
Gnstave MeauN, who mande Homcsted
Entry No; $3.50 for the N. half of NE.
quarter n half Of NV. quarter Sec. Clown
y, South Range 2 East, Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Hyppolite Mire, Narcotic Trahan Pelican.
Shexnayder, Alxeandre Mire, all of
Vermilion parish. Louisiana.
April. .; 1887. ~ LIN Noslsler
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Police Jury.

Police Il Jury.
II. HoFFpAU1R, President.
NJ. l.. ELDREDGE, J.T. BRoUssApD
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-30

scene was like fairy garden. Not one who
was there ever forgot it.
In one of the pauses Of the noble music Q
hush like the breath Of night fell on the great
audience. They were stilled till almost .
heart beat could be heard
Into the midst of this exquisite silence, after
this strain of celestial melody, blood
curdling cry broke. A man was seen to fall
forward IL was Col. Carstone. He had been
stricken dead in one moment
Examination revealed that be had received
fatal brain injury from the fall in the State
Limo road months before. The wonder was
be had lived 50 long.
They took his body home TO the stone house.
Death bad conquered. Never again would
the busy brain work and the strong arm be
lifted to protect his own Never, though
they Gle of hunger. or be driven out homeless
Though their innocent blood cry 10 heaven,
that which lies there in the collin viii not
hear.
Yet Death. the victor laid his hand lightly
upon the dead man The marble like counte-
nance took on a beauty. nobleneSs. Yea. a
majesty, that glorlfied II beyond any comeli-
ness the face of the living man ever wore Ii
was grand a beauty that even the rustic
neighbors noted 1t, and spoke of it years after
ward. " hatever WAS good in his nature
lay revealed, undisturted longer by passion
or weakness Death the Destroyer was Death
the Beautifier.
SO Thomas Carstone slept with his fathers
~Nell, said Mis- Simpkins, she had an in
surance OF $4,000 on his life, and everything
comfortable about him He was prepared to
die
Was il from the clouds the voice seemed to
come that said to Shirley:
Take care Of your mother, Shirley Take
care of them all
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ITO BE ooNTINUED.J
Shelley Gets a Setback.

A story is told by the gossips of the
town apropoS of the incipient Shelley
craze. which relates how West-end
young lady. who lives with her wealthy
and eccentric grandmother. determined
to establish Shelley club, She in
vited a dozen of her friends of both
sexes. and informed her grandmother
only after all the arrangements for the
meeting had been completed.
The grandmother made no comment,
but there was fire in her eve, and her
granddaughter. knowing how lily the
head of the house could brook having
anybody take the initiative but herself
should have viewed with suspicion the
packages which arrived from the book
sellers on the afternoon of the day APP
pointed for the first meeting. The ev-
ening came, and the guest assembled.
There was the usual chit-chat, discus
sion of plans. and all the rest of it.
and then places were found and they
settled down to read The Cenci," for
which parts had been arranged be-
forehand.
But just at this moment an inter
ruption occurred. The grandmother
entered. richly dressed. and handsome
stil in that stately beauty which de-
seends from a grandmother who in her
day turned the heads alike of Boston
gallants and the couriers of St Cloud.
II am sorry to interrupt madam
said, after a brief greeting to the COM
pany, 'but do not approve of Shelley.
He was an immoral man, who deserted
his wife to live with another woman,
and The Cenci, which believe YOU
mean to read, isn't on subject that in
my day young gentlemen and ladies
would have come together to discuss.
/ can't have it done in my house.
Johnr
She raised her voice a little at the
last word, and in the doorway behind her
appeared her footman bearing n silver
tray. on which was file of small vol
umes. In response To a sign from his
mistress the servant passed the tray
around, and each guest half mechani-
cally helped himself or herself to
copy of Hannah More's moral Tales"
Il wanted the old gentlewoman
contided to a friend afterward, ''to get
Jane Taylor's Poems for Infant
Minds but there were not copies
enough at the bookstore.
The volumes distributed the old lady
seated herself at the head of the room.
book in hand.
"You will pardon me, she said, ''if
/ take charge of the reading tonight,
as of course you can hardly be pre-
pared.
But, grandmother" began her
granddaughter, L"
please do not interrupt us now"
was the reply, delivered in tone
which fully proved how idle would be
remonstrance. I'VE will read in turn
page each, if you please.
1t is only fair to the determined old
lady to add that she let the company
off after half an hour of it, and that
she had an uncommonly good supper
served later in the evening; but the
probabilities are that no more Shelley
clubs will he started in the house while
she lives there without her consent.
There is, perhaps, not another woman
in Boston who could have done the
thing. and yet it was so well done
that those present went away declar-
ing, amid their laughter, il is true, that
the evening had added to their already
admiration for madame. Boston Let
Ter
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Oat or Wheat Straw.

The question often arises among farmers
as to the relative value Of oat and wheat
straw for feeding purposes. TO make an
accurate comparison between these straws
1t would be necessary that each kind should
be cut at exactly the same stage of ma
turity, while in practice oats are usually
cut at an earlier stage of ripeness than is
wheat Wheat straw in an average con-
dition, according to the analysis of as high
an authority as DIR. Volckner, contains
between l and 2 per cent. of fatty matter,
from TO 3 per cent. of nitrogenous COM
pounds, TO 6 per cent of sugar and
mucilaginous matter, soluble in water,
and about 20 per cent. of fiber in suffi-
ciently soft state TO yield TO the action of
digestive liquids. Oat straw was found
to be somewhat similar in composition as
far as the proportions of oil and nitro
genous compounds are concerned, but it
contained more sugar and extractive mat
ter and much larger proportion of digest
ible fiber. While in the case of wheat
straw rather more than one-fourth of the
total fiber is digestible, in the case of oat
straw considerably more than one-half of
the fiber is soluble. Oat straw, then, as a
rule, is superior in feeding value, because
it contains a much larger proportion of
digestible fat forming and heat producing
properties World.
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CHAPTER VII.


TN the shadows gathered Shirley sat there
under the willows. Her heart seemed dead
within her She was only 16. She was very
strong. Her ancestors on her fathers side Of
the house had lived to be 100 years old, some
of them. She was like her fathers side Of the
house. Would she live to be 100 years old
and have to keep on facing sorrows and dis
appointments like this all the timef Then
life was serious business.
SHIRLEY! Shirley Where are youa Come
up to the house, quick
It was her brother Tom calling She gave
Z start. Was it really growing duski Sha
FASTENED to the house. Her mother met her
at the porch
aWhere have you been all this timer she
asksd. Then, without waiting for an answer,
rs ran on:
4Your father rode the sorreI colt away this
aftasnonu He hns not Coma hack Tn
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-30
A Discouraged shah.

The Merv correspondent of the Jour-
nal des Debdts writes: Every body In
Persia admits that the shah Is animated
by the best intentions, and that he
would restore to his country Its ancient
but at the same time every
body sees that his good intentions are
never carried out, and that no sovereign
ever met with less support Such Is the
of the shah that he has
completely given up control OF the state,
just as he allows the fortified walls sur,
rounding his residence to crumble and
fall into the bitches During our soJourn
in Teheran we witnessed the curious
spectacle of the minister OF fine arts
taking possession of one OF the out
buildings of the palace, and declaring
that he would not leave until the salary
due him was paid. The shah. who
loves q good joke has the obstinate vizier
well taken care of. and asks him every
time he meets him on his walks whether
he il satisfied with the cuisine The
vizier declares that it is excellent. and
swears that he will end his days near
the person of his majesty. His majesty
laughs. thanks him. and proceeds on his
walk. Would to heaven that this
comedy may not end in tragedy! This Is
\ fair example of the condition of things
in general The wages of the soldiers
are : source of income to the colonels,
Who send three-fOurths of the men on
furlough and pocket their wages The
lower officers allow the soldiers to prac-
tice profession on condition that they
divide the proceeds with them. Many Z
--l-1s<. ~urt.o 0uordc in fhsa ovouiuu the
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Tha axraa
ana apostle or the coeaInS revelation must be .
woman indeed. but lofty. pure and beautiful and
wise, moreover. not through tlrsky grief bst the
etoereai medium Of joy.
As Shirley read and thought, she was led
ON TO look deeper into the currents OF human
existence 1t came TO her that her lnagina-
ton would create beautiful life that should
be an eternal benediction 20 womankind
Women, the world over, would read the
poem, and this heroine of hers should be an
inspiration TO them. The toilers, the troubled,
the heart broken, the weak among women
should gather strength and hope from her
pages. Her s-Shirley's-should
sing strain Of lofty music that would ring
around the world
And thenl
Youth is strong and fiery and elastic. Her
thoughts suddenly dived down into the veiled
corner of her heart And they sang song
that TO her ear was as sweet as that which
should echo round the world. They sang
this:
Perhaps the master viii hear it too, and
come back
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Unemployed Women.

To the thoughtful woman the question
recurs again and again, What Can be
done with purposeless, unframed wo-
men, willing to work for wages but un-
able to spend time and money in
doubtful attempt to fit themselves for a
particular occupation? A women's ex-
change Is chiefly a storehouse for I'M
desirable articles, a few of which are
bought in pity. 1t is device of those
who are earnestly seeking TO help their
growth of the law of supply and de-
mand. The training-school begins at
the foundation; it fits girl to hold her
own, asking no fayors.
A woman's duty begins with the wo-
man nearest to her by ties of blood and
affection, and stretches out to those ac-
counted less fortunate than herself; but
it does not end there. There are wo-
men far above her in the scale of
wealth, perhaps, who need wide out
look and broader sympathies; who
need to be drawn out of themselves and
their exclusiveness; who need to be in
terested in the great. busy. struggling
world outside of their circle, and to feel
that upon them rests, in part, the re-
sponsibility of making it better and
purer. In some ways they are more re-
stricted than the woman who sews for
them. The wife of teamster, if she
have the time, can take up any remun-
erative employment, and her friends
neither question nor repudiate her. The
wife of a millionaire, possessed of un-
limited leisure. must be idle. For ..he
also is idle who might be better en-
ployed." If she can endure the epithet
of peculiar" she may give her life to
the investigation and improvement of
tenement-houses or devote herself to
particular line of study; otherwise her
work for her fellow men and women
will be confined to charity-balls and
fashionable bazaars. To do aught
which would bring her a return in
money is not to be thought of for an in
slant.
And from the wife and daughter of
the millionaire to the girl who serves be-
hind the counter rather than go into a
comfortable kitchen the same power is
at work. Alast how weak we are. Wo-
men may say that all honest work is
ennobling, and all voluntary idleness
belittling, and that, in comparison with
the woman who never lifts a finger to
serve another nor has thought above
her own adornment and her social con-
quests, the woman who does the work
of her kitchen, if she do 1t well. il
worthy of all the honor; but the con-
v1ction has not yet become part Of
them--Elld G. LdphGDa, TN the Forum.
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SHIRLEY CARSTONE.
y ELIZA ARCHARD.
ICoSIISUED.l
CHAPTER VI


Once more, as on the first day of this story,
the sun was sinking low on a summer after
noon at the stone house. Once more. too.
Shirley sat beneath the willows down by the
millrace. Those old trees keep rising before
US constantly.
But now it was two years later than when
the story began. 1t was the day after Shir-
ley had res. her poem and been crowned with
the silver laurel wreath. School had ended
for the year.
The giil wore a white dress, and had a
bright red rose III her long, fair hair. Tho
hair was no longer in braids now. 1t was
wreathed around and around at the back of
her noble hes. L She was beautiful enough
for young goddess, she threw her head
back in an attidue full of spirit and natural
grace. Was sho expecting anybody, sitting
there i'll her white dress, with the red rose in
her hairf
Two strong hands suddenly covered her
eyes from behind, and voice said:
G(,naSS vvhaF=